Tag: Maya Wyse

  • Making Scents of New York City

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    A New Yorker presents and rates seven of their most salient experiences, in no particular order. They call it the city that never sleeps, call it high-energy, say it grows and even eats people alive. Well, as a near-living entity, I can tell you a couple more things it does: it breathes, and when it…

  • A (freezing) Saturday afternoon in Astoria, brought to you by Zohran Mamdani

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    During the 2025 New York City mayoral election, social media was filled with videos of the now-mayor, Zohran Mamdani, listing his favorite places to eat in Queens. The recommendations ranged from hidden gems, like a Bangladeshi halal steam table spot in Astoria, to neighborhood favorites, like Jackson Heights’s Kabab King. This was a very successful…